antagonistic

Example Sentences

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Díaz doesn’t expect openly antagonistic messaging at the halftime show — perhaps the lighter-blue Puerto Rican independence flag as a covert anti-occupation gesture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Peller noted “consternation around the potential for an antagonistic approach towards not only issuers but broader financials despite what was believed to be a lenient regulatory environment.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

This was confirmed when Egypt traded in its limited success to come over to the American side, but Syria remained stubbornly antagonistic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

According to Nishimura, "These findings reveal that the same stem cell population can follow antagonistic fates -- exhaustion or expansion -- depending on the type of stress and microenvironmental signals."

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

Knowing that she thinks of the circus as an exhibition comes as a pleasant surprise, as he had stopped considering it antagonistic years ago.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern